The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-25


The South-street we'll of the indianapolis
Naturalgas Company has been abandoned.
after reaching a depth of 800 feet, without
discovering anything to encourage further work
at that point But the company has begun
boring at Bridgeport which, with the Bright
wood we'll. will limit its operations at present.
These bores to 60 through Trenton rock,
which contains all the natural gas that has yet
been found in this State.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The manuscript of the annual catalogue of
the State university was filed yesterday with
the Secretary of State. The total attendance
for the year in the regular college classes, as
shown by this catalogue, is 260 This number
is divided as follows: Post-eraduates S. Seniors
23 juniors, 45; soDhomores. 81: freshmen, 81;
special students. 25. These figures indicate an
increase of 80 per cent over the total of last
year (202l and 81 per cent. over the total of
1885, which was 156
THE DAIRY MAIDS SUCCESS
The ladies of Roberts Park Church yesterday
afternoon received reports Of the Dairy-maids'
jubilee. The proceeds from the entertainment
amounted to 81 ,000-an amount twice as large
as they expected. A social jubilee will be held
at the church next Wednesday evening, at
which time all the 900 subscription lately
secured will be paid in by the subscribers. The
Dairy maids have been challenged by the Dairy
maids Company, of kokomo, for competitive
drill, and have invitations to go Rushvllie and
Columbus at an early day, to drill for church en-
tertainments.
EUROPEAN TRAVEL
Passengers for Europe from indianapolis are
more numerous, especially among Germans,
than before for six or seven years. One steam
ship agency here has sent out within few
weeks seventeen passengers for pleasure and
recreation. This is something unusual, as this
class of travel seldom begins before the first
week in April. running then until the middle of
June. The labor strikes, as we'll as immigra-
ton. last year stopped journeys of this kind to a
great extent. For the past eight weeks there has
been quite an influx of immigrants to this point,
chiefly German.
THE ELECTION FRAUDS CASES.
The Marion county grand jury will meet again
on the 4th of next month, when the examination
of witnesses in the election frauds and conspr-
acy will be resumed. The executive committee
OF the citizens committee Of one hundred have
been adding to the testimony in the tally
forgeries until they now sangnne that the
witnesses who have been brought and will be
brought before the grand jury cannot fail to in
diet at least eight persons. Every day adds to
the chain of testimony. and delay, instead of
weakening the cause OF justice. will, the COM
mittee say. but make it the stronger In this
ators to hold another conference at the real es
tate Office and fix up line of defense.
THE ASSOCIATION OF WRITER'S.
The third convention of the American Associa.
ton of Writers will be held in Plymouth Church
this city, on June 90 and go The chief features
of the convention will be discussions topics Of
was not in previous meetings. a limit to the mum
Der of productions read. Among those who are
given places the programme are Ben S. Par
ker, E. W. Halford, Dewitt Wallace W. Dudley
Foulke, Margaret Y. Bates, Mrs. p: S. l.
| Thompson, John c. Ridpath, w. II. Venable
Lee 0. Harris, Marie Louise Andrews Mary
| Hartwei, Catherwood, Will Cumback, 0. c. Nc
| Culloch, W. De NJ Hooper, Eleanor Stackhouse
| George Bass and others. Robert Mcintyre viii
| deliver a lecture on Robert Burns.
SUGGESTION AS TO ARBoR DAY.
! Said Dr. George W. Sloan, yesterday: "Arbo
day will soon be here and the school childre,
of this city ought to be given opportunity t.
observe it. A half holiday might be proftabl!
employed in identifying the barren schoo
grounds. If trees cannot be planted. the chill
| dren might be encouraged to bring flowers an,
| plants, and beds be laid off in tho school yards
These flower gardens would be their own, ant
| in cultvating them the innate vandalism Of tn
| Youngsters, which is exhibited in very de
| structive way sometimes. might be eradicated
| or at least considerably reduced. 1t would be
great thing if such an education in the love TO
the beautiful could be given youth. tina
| the grass plats in parks and along GU
streets could be dotted with flower bees wit
the certainty that no one would pluck or destro
| them"
| A cLEw FROM CARD
Last September the telegraph Office at Balm
| bridge was robbed of $40 and two suits O
clothes. The thief left his own garments in tn
Office, and in one of the pockets was found
card reading, Andrew Watson, 165 South iii
nois street, Indianapolis" it. The card wa
sent to the police, here, and Captain
| Colbert learned from Mr.. Watson
that several months before. young man
from Red Wing. Mimi. giving his name as Rob
ert Whealey, had left satchel at his house, AM
had been given card with Mr.. Watson's nam
and address on it, that he could know wheI
| to call for his property With this information
Thomas Haus, special agent for the l., B. & w
| railroad, went to Red Wing and arres,e
Whealey He was brought back for trial. an
last evening Captain Colbert was notified tina